Stance was founded in 2009 by Aaron Hennings, Jeff Kearl, John Wilson, Ryan Kingman, and Taylor Shupe. The company has not publicly endorsed plans to participate in an IPO.

Stance is an apparel company that specializes in socks and underwear. Along with its ecommerce presence, the company maintains a number of brick and mortar locations in cities across the United States. Stance has raised more than $115 million in venture capital funding from investors including August Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, Shasta Ventures, and Sherpa Capital. The company's last private fundraise was in 2016. The $30 million Series D round resulted in a $400 million valuation.

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Stance is a private company and not publicly traded.

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What is Stance's funding to date?

Stance has raised $113.13MM to date.
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When was Stance founded?

Stance was founded in 2009.

Who are Stance's major investors?

Menlo Ventures
Kleiner Perkins
Shasta Ventures
August Capital
ACME Capital
Mercato Partners
Sherpa Capital
TriplePoint Venture Growth

Stance funding rounds and last known valuation

Date Funding Round Funding Raised Price per Share Last Known Valuation
4/28/2016

Series D

$20.38MM raised $XXX.XX $XXX.XX
3/9/2016

Series C

$57.36MM raised $XXX.XX $XXX.XX
5/7/2014

Series B-1, B-2 and B-3

$29.59MM raised $XXX.XX $XXX.XX
7/22/2011

Series A and FF

$5.81MM raised $XXX.XX $XXX.XX
Based on primary financings
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